Evolution of early Homo: An integrated biological perspective
Background Until recently, the evolution of the genus Homo has been interpreted in the
context of the onset of African aridity and the expansion of open grasslands. Homo erectus …
context of the onset of African aridity and the expansion of open grasslands. Homo erectus …
[HTML][HTML] East African climate pulses and early human evolution
Current evidence suggests that all of the major events in hominin evolution have occurred in
East Africa. Over the last two decades, there has been intensive work undertaken to …
East Africa. Over the last two decades, there has been intensive work undertaken to …
Increased ecological resource variability during a critical transition in hominin evolution
Although climate change is considered to have been a large-scale driver of African human
evolution, landscape-scale shifts in ecological resources that may have shaped novel …
evolution, landscape-scale shifts in ecological resources that may have shaped novel …
Drivers and trajectories of land cover change in East Africa: Human and environmental interactions from 6000 years ago to present
R Marchant, S Richer, O Boles, C Capitani… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
Hominin evolution in settings of strong environmental variability
R Potts - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Investigations into how climate change shaped human evolution have begun to focus on
environmental dynamics, ie, the nature and tempo of climate and landscape variability, an …
environmental dynamics, ie, the nature and tempo of climate and landscape variability, an …
[HTML][HTML] Pleistocene climate variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution
Despite more than half a century of hominin fossil discoveries in eastern Africa, the regional
environmental context of hominin evolution and dispersal is not well established due to the …
environmental context of hominin evolution and dispersal is not well established due to the …
The evolution of the human pelvis: changing adaptations to bipedalism, obstetrics and thermoregulation
The fossil record of the human pelvis reveals the selective priorities acting on hominin
anatomy at different points in our evolutionary history, during which mechanical …
anatomy at different points in our evolutionary history, during which mechanical …
Alternating high and low climate variability: The context of natural selection and speciation in Plio-Pleistocene hominin evolution
Interaction of orbital insolation cycles defines a predictive model of alternating phases of
high-and low-climate variability for tropical East Africa over the past 5 million years. This …
high-and low-climate variability for tropical East Africa over the past 5 million years. This …
Trends, rhythms and events in Plio-Pleistocene African climate
We analyzed published records of terrigenous dust flux from marine sediments off
subtropical West Africa, the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and the Arabian Sea, and lake …
subtropical West Africa, the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and the Arabian Sea, and lake …
Complex projectile technology and Homo sapiens dispersal into western Eurasia
This paper proposes that complex projectile weaponry was a key strategic innovation driving
Late Pleistocene human dispersal into western Eurasia after 50 Ka. It argues that complex …
Late Pleistocene human dispersal into western Eurasia after 50 Ka. It argues that complex …